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The Everlasting Minaret: Understanding Islam - Coggle Diagram
The Everlasting Minaret: Understanding Islam
Central Principles of Islam
Shirk: wrong worship, associating others with God
Sharia: Law derived from Quran and Hadith
Theocracy
Tawheed: Oneness of God
Jihad: struggle against evil
Lesser: against evil on the outside
Greater: against evil on the inside
Gabriel(Jibreel): Angel that communicates messages to the Prophets
Mohammed: The last prophet of Islam, B. 570 CE in Mecca
Quran: The holy book revealed to Mohammed by Gabriel.
Five pillars of islam
Sawm: fasting during month of Ramadhan
Zakah: 2.5% charity to help others
Salah: Daily 5 prayers
Hajj(Pilgrimage): vow to take pilgrimage to Mecca
Shahadah: Profession of Faith
Al Kitab: People of the Book
Christians
Sabians
Jews
Zoroastrians
Fled
Medina: A city Mohammed Fled to and established Muslim community
Returned(Hijra)
Mecca: established as center of Islam
Hadith: Sayings and teachings of Prophet Mohammed.
Sects/Subdivisions
Shia: believe that leadership of the Muslim community should have remained within the Prophet Muhammad's family, specifically with Ali and his descendants
Sufism:a mystical branch of Islam focused on the inner, spiritual dimension of the faith.
Sunni: believe that the first four caliphs were the rightful successors to Prophet Muhammad. Majority of Muslims
Caliphate
Abu Bakr: one of the closest companions of Prophet Muhammad and played a key role in the early Islamic community. He is revered as the first Caliph following the Prophet's death
